Britain's Prince Edward and former prime minister Rishi Sunak were also at the game.
'In KBC, the scripts are a small part of the game show, but he used to correct each and every word with so much dedication!' 'He would do that to avoid fumbling during the shooting.'
'Just to know him (Amitabh Bachchan) makes you a better artist,' revealed Amit Sadh on Instagram.
'Gen Z was devoid of love stories with sad endings like Heer Ranjha, Laila Majnu or Romeo Juliet; they have never seen something like this in their lifetime.' 'Saiyaara is a rooted love story.'
Though Zanjeer is credited as Amitabh's breakthrough film, it didn't immediately enthrone him. Rajesh Khanna countered with a huge hit in Daag that year. But Deewar upended audience's cinematic taste and filmland hierarchies at the very start of 1975. Bachchan emerged as a one man industry, the angry young man who could regulate the thermostat of the entire film industry, recalls Dinesh Raheja.
Sukanya Verma looks back at the 1990 original Agneepath.
'Do films today even have the courage to question the establishment?'
So, do take the final segment of Sukanya Verma's four-part quiz.
If the 'Captain Cool' trademark goes through, it could trigger a wave of similar attempts by celebrities to trademark nicknames given to them by fans.
Amitabh Bachchan, who turns 78 on October 11, has no plans for a birthday party.
The 50th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) kicked off in Panaji, Goa, on a grand scale.
'Shah Rukh looked fabulous and absolutely fit.'
Sukanya Verma looks at all the AKs Bachchan has worked with.
Amitabh Bachchan turns 75 on October 11. Rediff.com celebrates the superstar's birthday with a special series, looking back at all the things that made him the BIG B.
As Amitabh Bachchan turns a year older, film folk make sure to wish him and cherish their bond with the superstar.
He has seen both glorious success and abject failure. Who better to take career lessons from than Amitabh Bachchan who turns 75 today?
The Big B turns a glorious 70 next month. Here's looking at his 10 most favourite films of all time!
Big B got the audience at a Mumbai fashion show, Sunday, on their feet with his jhatkas and matkas.
Celebirites wish Big B on his 75th birthday.
'Everyone at Guru Dutt Productions would get monthly salaries. Waheeda didi would get Rs 2,500 per month. And that was the reason why she left.'
Amitabh Bachchan: 'Success didn't affect me at all.' Rajesh Khanna: 'I felt next to God!'
A peek into the Big B's life.
The film industry bid an emotional farewell to Manoj Kumar, one of Bollywood's legendary actors.
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Rajesh Khanna: 'When I saw Namak Haram at a trial at Liberty cinema, I knew my time was up.' I told Hrishida, "Here is the superstar of tomorrow".'
Scores of fans from all around the country throng the star's Juhu residence to wish him on his 70th birthday.
The Bachchan family have this knack of going out of their way to make you feel extremely comfortable.
The veteran actor returns to Star Plus after 15 years.
At 71, Amitabh Bachchan is still a money-spinner.
Everyone loves Amitabh Bachchan's voice, and here's proof.
The superstar celebrated his birthday in style, relaunching his company with a film starring himself and his son.
I panicked and suggested he cancel his long-promised visit, recalls Subhash K Jha.
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